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Vintage Mola cloth handmade by the Guna (previously spelled Kuna) people of the San Blas Islands. Mola is a reverse appliqué technique, similar to the technique used in quilting but using multiple layers of different-colored cloth that are first sewn together before a design is created by cutting away different layers. These cloths are traditionally made in pairs to be worn on the front and back of women's blouses. This Mola features a psychedelic pattern of confronting bird heads.

Psychedelic Bird Guna Mola Cloth - 1'3 x 1'7

Vintage Mola cloth handmade by the Guna (previously spelled Kuna) people of the San Blas Islands. Mola is a reverse appliqué technique, similar to the technique used in quilting but using multiple layers of different-colored cloth that are first sewn together before a design is created by cutting away different layers. These cloths are traditionally made in pairs to be worn on the front and back of women's blouses. This Mola features a vertical fish

Vertical Fish Guna Mola Cloth - 1' x 1'5

Vintage Mola cloth handmade by the Guna (previously spelled Kuna) people of the San Blas Islands. Mola is a reverse appliqué technique, similar to the technique used in quilting but using multiple layers of different-colored cloth that are first sewn together before a design is created by cutting away different layers. These cloths are traditionally made in pairs to be worn on the front and back of women's blouses. This Mola features a pattern of abstracted snakes.

Snakes Guna Mola Cloth - 1' x 1'4

These trouser cuffs were handmade in Turkmenistan during the 20th Century. Turkmen women traditionally wear colorful ankle length dresses with baggy trousers in contrasting color and decorated bands. These trousers feature wonderful detailed embroidery bands near the ankles in blue, red, orange, green and ivory on a striped magenta cloth. The backing floral print cloth is visible.

Striped Turkmen Trouser Fragments - 1’7 x 1’8

These trouser cuffs were handmade in Turkmenistan during the 20th Century. Turkmen women traditionally wear colorful ankle length dresses with baggy trousers in contrasting color and decorated bands. These trousers feature wonderful detailed embroidery bands near the ankles in blue, red, green and ivory on a magenta cloth.

Magenta Turkmen Trouser Cuffs - 1’6 x 1’6

It features abstracted roses that alternate with open squares and is framed by a ruffled silk border. The roses in rendered in light and dark pink petals with light and dark green leaves and each feature a yellow silk center. The small blanket has a soft and dainty feel and was likely intended for a newborn baby. 19th century americana

Heirloom Baby Knit Blanket - 2’3 x 2’11

This Vintage Uzbek Suzani features an arrangement of large flowers in bright pink and orange atop a distinctive pastel yellow ground. There are drawn markings visible where the design was left unfinished in places, highlighting the human hand.

Vintage Bouquet Uzbek Suzani - 4'9 x 5'9

Northern Afghanistan Jajim white attained by using cotton. The stripes are rendered with both stepped and serrated edges. This very versatile textile can work as a rug, wall hanging, or throw. Initially intended for use in a tent as a divider, to cover belongings, as a sofreh, or likely all of these and more.

Vintage Gudjeri Jajim - 4'4 x 9'10

pink Navajo weaving pillow front with a repurposed black denim hand embroidered back

Navajo Rug Pillow - 1' x 2'

This lovely chapan is crafted from crimson striped silk. It is embellished with fine black, white, and yellow embroidery around its perimeter and up the sides. The embroidery is well executed more ornate than is standard for this type. There are three lovely floral forms on the bottom right and left of the jacket that also set it apart. A blue printed liner adds another element of interest.

Turkmen Robe with Detailed Embroidery - 3’5 x 4’5

A hand sewn vintage silk chapan or overcoat from the Turkmen of Northern Afghanistan.

A chapan which means

Red and Black Striped Turkmen Robe - 3’5 x 4’8

Embroidered Hazara Blouse - 3’4 x 4’6

Embroidered Hazara Blouse - 3’4 x 4’6

This Suzani was handmade during the early 20th century in Uzbekistan.

This suzani is composed of central floral motif embroidered in silk on an open red cotton field. Flanked by vibrant multi-tiered blossoming flowers to the right and left and framed by a lively floral meander. A multitude of colors are used for the embroidery, including turqoise, green, white, yellow, and purple.

Antique Red Suzani - 3’10 x 5’10

This Coptic textile was woven in Egypt or the Levant in the 6th century AD.

It features what appear to be two fragments. One with interlocking diamonds in blue, green, yellow and white and the other with a banded border with blocks of red and green on a yellow and soft peachy pink ground.

6th Century Coptic Textile Fragment - 9" x 11"

This Coptic textile was woven in Egypt or the Levant in the 6th century AD.

This colorful pieces features a fragment that is hard to decipher but includes various naturalistic shapes and maybe even a fish. It has evolved into very abstract rendering that can be read in many different ways.

6th Century Coptic Textile Fragment - 1' x 1'3

This blanket was likely woven in Nigeria during the middle of the 20th century.

It was woven in multiple stripes which have been attached horizontally. It features four human figures and six goats as well as various stripes in green, purple and black against an ivory ground. A wonderful and less common palette most often seen on Nigerian weavings. The figuresd and stripes have been completed using weft substition over the ivory strips.

Mid-Century Nigerian Blanket - 5’ x 6’5

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